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City actions with creative and practical approaches to shifting our energy system.
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Manchester Climate Change Strategy 2017-2050 : How a centre of the industrial revolution becomes a centre of the energy revolution:
The city of Manchester played a key role in the industrial revolution in the 19th century. As a former textile capital, the city has a […]
Soft Loan Scheme for Photovoltaics
A Soft Loan Scheme with favourable terms for the installation of photovoltaic systems on homes has been co-developed by Aradippou Municipality and the Cyprus Cooperative […]
The Delft Low-interest energy renovation loans
In 2003, Delft adopted a Local Energy Action Plan with the following main goals to be achieved by 2012 compared to 1990: – Decrease the […]
E-deals to achieve a carbon neutral target by 2050
The city of Delft (100,000 inhabitants) has had an active energy policy since the 1990s, resulting in a 15% greenhouse gas emission reduction between 1990 […]
A “care-free” renovation package
The energy refurbishment rate of Stuttgart’s building stock is too lowAbout 80% of Stuttgart’s buildings were constructed before the existence of the first Thermal Insulation […]
Stuttgart Fund
Internal contracting
Stuttgart’s Internal Contracting links different independent parts of the city authority to enable quick and flexible investment decisions. Its operational scope is energy improvements within […]
Local Energy Renovation Platform
Bordeaux Metropole has taken a holistic approach to renovation. Awareness raising, technical support and financial incentives targeting homeowners are all provided via a Local Energy […]
Udine’s Internal Contracting scheme at a glance
Special features of Internal Contracting in Udine Financing retrofit measures through the fund is not the only result of the city council decision. New knowhow, […]
Energy renovation of residential buildings through soft loans and third-party financing
In Parma the housing stock is responsible for more than 32% of CO2 emissions. The city council has decided to focus on residential buildings as […]
The Brussels Green Loan Scheme
The Brussels Capital Region has established ambitious energy and climate goals. It is on the way to reducing its CO2 emissions by 20% by 2020 […]
Odense and the Green Business Growth partnership
Training craftsmen to accelerate the energy transition
Odense, the third largest Danish city with 190,000 inhabitants, is pursuing an ambitious environmental and energy policy. As of 2008, the municipality decided to become […]
Revolving energy saving fund
Context & Rationale With public budgets of local authorities being very strained in the Czech Republic, there is a strong need to use limited financial […]
